Revealed: Secret recipe for Big Mac sauce!

The sauce that is smothered all over a McDonald’s Big Mac has a legendary reputation - so much so that it is known world over as the cryptically named ‘Special Sauce’.

But now, a recipe that was apparently a secret known only to a few trusted Maccas insiders has allegedly been leaked!

A post circulating on Pinterest claims to list the definitive ingredients of the iconic burger sauce - however, McDonald’s haven’t said on word on whether or not they are correct.

The list includes 33 items including soybean oil, pickle relish, distilled vinegar, mustard, and salted egg yolks. Unsurprisingly there’s a fair few artificial colours, thickeners, and a preservative thrown in there too.

Because a lot of these ingredients are more about extending the shelf-life of the sauce, and making it look good on the fast-made, fast-served Big Mac, many of them are actually not needed to nail the *taste* of Maccas’ Big Mac Special Sauce. And recipes abound online that only use a handful of ingredients you probably already have to hand.

Kelly Brinkley’s recipe over at Mom Deals claims that all you need is:

1/2 cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons French dressing

4 teaspoons sweet pickle relish

1 tablespoon finely minced white onion

1 teaspoon white vinegar

1 teaspoon sugar

1/8 teaspoon salt

Cooking is as simple as stirring all the ingredients together in a bowl, and refrigerating them, covered, overnight. She recommends giving it a stir every now and then.